As the holiday season surrounds us, so does the desire to move. The St. Louis Hoop Club has been busy coordinating, collaborating, and preparing for an exciting new year in 2014. To wrap-up the year and roll into the new, we are taking part in several events, offering new classes, and workshops for the near future. We hope you join us in the hoop.

Guests of Artopia can expect a night filled with creativity and exciting entertainment complete with: 2 fashion shows, live music, art displayed in myriad form, cultural dance performances, plenty of food & drink, and much more! Check out the official Artopia website for more details and to purchase tickets and the Artopia Event on Facebook to stay current on the latest event updates. Tickets will be sold at a discount for a limited time. Check out the re-cap from last years event.

ALL 4 Workshops, only $100 or TWO Workshops on Saturday or Sunday only $50!

Belly dance while you hoop! Learn basics in the ancient art of belly dance and how to incorporate them into your hooping technique. This workshop will expand your expressive range by focusing on the dance of hoop dance. We will break out of the restrictive nature of trick-based hooping by getting our bodies moving. Get ready to sweat! Belly-Hoop Dance is even more of a workout (mentally and physically) than just hooping! Using your arms, shoulders, chest, hips and core to shimmy, undulate and accentuate your hooping will give you a unique style, a new way to embody your music and an amazing workout! Watch Belly Hoop Dance Fusion:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJxZghUmuc

Learn some unusual 2 hoop tricks that don’t fit into standard on-body or poi-style categories. These will include the Hugulator 3000 and the Atomic Lips. This workshop will make you look at two hoops in a different way. Watch Bags in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFTf1_Gsto

Learn to balance a hoop in various different ways and discover how this can improve your rolls. We’ll start by balancing carrier bags (trust me on this one) and then we’ll explore balancing the hoop on the hands, face and other parts of the body. We’ll then move on to some interesting and accessible rolls and movements which compliment them. Watch Bags in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgu0ZDnz2vU

Multi-taking at it’s best…it’s Hoop Burlesque! Tap into your seductive circus freak! We will learn a short stage-ready choreography involving the three most important elements of Hoop Burlesque – tantalizing hoop tricks, dance choreography and strip tease. Special tips will be shared about costuming, removal logistics, exuding deliciousness, and the process of creating an exciting routine. We will have a brainstorming session discovering new ways to play with sexy articles of clothing and our hoops simultaneously. How can we manipulate our costume pieces as props in show-stopping creative ways? Watch Hoop Burlesque Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECpedYcGO5U Sign